Individual means for producing oxygen cocktail and the oxygen cylinder therefor

ABSTRACT

The invention relates to the food industry, namely, to the devices for preparation of spumescent oxygen cocktail, that is a beverage saturated with oxygen wherein gaseous oxygen is present in liquid in form of bubbles. The personal device for preparation of spumescent oxygen cocktail comprising a tank with liquid and a gas bottle made in form of a tank wherein pressurized oxygen is contained. The gas bottle is equipped with an outlet valve through which it is connected with a nozzle made in form of a sprayer to be placed in the tank with liquid to provide formation of spumescent oxygen cocktail when oxygen is fed into the liquid. The gas tank is made from food aluminum or sheet metal with a wall thickness of 0.1 to 0.83 mm, 0.1 to 90 l of oxygen are contained in the bottle under a pressure within the range from 2 to 30 atm, oxygen being fed into the liquid at a rate up to 1.5 l/min. The technical effect consists in the improvement of the personal device service conditions, regardless of a user&#39;s age, in improving the quality of preparation of the dosed spumescent oxygen cocktail as well as in extending the field of application of the personal device both at home and in small medical establishments, in catering establishments since they do not require special instructions and accessories.

FIELD OF ART

Invention relates to the food industry, namely, to the devices forpreparation of spumescent oxygen cocktail, that is, a spumescentbeverage saturated with oxygen wherein gaseous oxygen exists in theliquid in form of bubbles.

There is known a device for feeding gas into liquid, which comprises amixing tank for liquid and an aerator unit designed for aerating thelateral part of liquid flow and feeding it to the tank for mixing theaerated liquid with the liquid circulating in the tank (RU 2139132 C1, B01 F 3/04, published on 10 Oct. 1999).

There is known a device for liquid saturation with gas comprising a massexchange flow-through mixing chamber with a convergent-cone channelconnected to a liquid supply source, and a gas nozzle at the chamberinlet connected to a compressed gas supply source (RU 2057576 C1, B 01 F3/04, published on 10 Apr. 1996).

There is known a device for saturation of liquid with gas comprising avertical cylindrical body, with a gas inlet branch and a mixer with avibration drive connected to its bottom. (RU 2006279 C1, B 01 F 13/02,published on 30 Jan. 1994).

The known devices have a stationary equipment in the dedicated areaswith observance of operating safety conditions, and they are designedfor preparation of the cocktail for public users for therapeutic andprophylactic purposes. These devices have an elaborate design, and theycannot be used for preparing personal or single batches of thespumescent oxygen cocktail in travelling conditions or at home.

There is also known a device for preparing a carbonated beverage, whichcomprises a gas bottle containing a pressurized gas with an outlet valve(U.S. Pat. No. 5,870,944, A 23 L 2/54, published on 16 Feb. 1999).

The disadvantage of this device is its inability to make the cocktail,in particular the spumescent oxygen cocktail in domestic conditions,since the known device affords the supply of carbonic-acid gas to asealed tank and does not provide saturation of a beverage with gas justbefore use as is necessary for spumescent oxygen cocktail because oxygenis present in the beverage for a limited period of time.

DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION

The objective aimed at by invention is creation of a personal device forpreparing the spumescent oxygen cocktail, which has wide technicalcapabilities enabling the expansion of its application both in domesticconditions and in small medical establishments, in cateringestablishments as well as in travelling and transport conditions, forexample, when travelling by air, since it does not require specialinstructions and accessories.

The technical result consists in the fact that the personal device madein form of a gas bottle is designed for preparation of one or severalbatches of spumescent oxygen cocktail, it is convenient in service, safein use, it can be used by children and elderly people since the bottlevolume, its dimensions and weight are small and designed for preparationof spumescent oxygen cocktail with a certain required oxygenconcentration of the liquid. Structurally the gas bottle is reliable andeasy to control, it does not require special skills and accessories.Another feature of the invention is that the used parameters of gaseousatmosphere, namely the gas pressure and its volume rule out thepossibility of injuries, when using the personal device for preparationof spumescent oxygen cocktail having medicinal properties. The weight ofthe gas bottle resulting from parameters and properties of oxygen is sosmall that it is convenient for use by children and elderly people whatcannot be said about the industrial purpose gas bottles for spumescentoxygen cocktail preparation whose weight runs to 50 kg, and a gaspressure is as high as 100-150 atm.

To obtain the technical result there is provided the personal device forpreparation of spumescent oxygen cocktail comprising the tank withliquid and the gas bottle made in form of a tank with pressurized oxygeninside it, said gas bottle is equipped by an outlet valve, whichconnects the bottle to the nozzle made in form of a sprayer, saidsprayer is placed in the liquid tank to provide the formation ofspumescent oxygen cocktail when oxygen is fed to the liquid. 0.1-90 l ofoxygen is contained in the bottle within the pressure range from 2 to 30atm.

There are possible also another variations of the invention according towhich it is necessary:

to add egg-white and/or herbal tea and/or juice to liquid as an additivefor preparation of spumescent oxygen cocktail;

to make the sprayer from ceramic or metal fine-pore material;

to make an outlet valve connected with the sprayer via a flexible tubewith a length chosen so that the sprayer can be placed at the bottom ofthe tank with liquid;

to make the outlet valve connected with the sprayer via a rigid tube andplace it so that the valve can be opened by pressing the sprayer on thebottom of the liquid tank;

to make the liquid tank tapering to the top;

to inject oxygen into the liquid at a velocity of up to 1.5 l/min.

The other object of protection is the gas bottle designed for use in thepersonal device for preparation of spumescent oxygen cocktail. Theinvention under certificate of RF # 22851 published on 10 May 2002 istaken as the closest prototype of the gas bottle.

To solve the set task and to obtain the technical result the gas bottleis equipped with an outlet valve and made in form of a tank whereinpressurized oxygen is present, the gas bottle being made from aluminumor sheet metal with a wall thickness from 0.1 to 0.83 mm, the outletvalve being made so that it can withstand a pressure up to 35 atm.

It is advisable to make a gas bottle with a capacity of 330 ml wherein 6l of oxygen is contained under a pressure of 18 atm.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows a gas bottle with a flexible tube.

FIG. 2 shows a bottle with a rigid tube.

THE BEST EMBODIMENT OF INVENTION

The invention is exemplified by a specific embodiment, which however isnot the only possible one but clearly demonstrates the possibility toachieve the specified technical result by this combination of essentialfeatures.

The personal device is designed for preparation of spumescent oxygencocktail for personal purpose at home or in the country house as well asit can find an application in small catering establishments and duringtravelling by air. This wide application of the personal device was madepossible due to the fact that its handling does not require specialskills and instructions for preparation of spumescent oxygen cocktail inform of a beverage saturated by oxygen, so called “oxygen foam”. Anotherfeature of the invention is that the special permission for its use isnot required.

The personal device for spumescent oxygen cocktail preparation comprisestank 1 (FIG. 1) with liquid 2, gas bottle 3 wherein 0.1 to 90 l ofoxygen 4 are contained under a pressure of 2 to 30 atm. Among otherfactors, the amount of oxygen and its pressure are determined by user'sneeds and by the purpose. In particular, during a flight by air it issufficient to use one bottle with a capacity of 1000 ml containing 18 lof oxygen under a pressure of 18 atm. The weight of such bottle makes upabout 150-200 g. Tank 1 with liquid is tapering upward, which reducesoxygen escape from the liquid.

Gas bottle 3 is equipped by valve 5, which is connected to the gassupply line. In one of the variations of the invention the gas supplyline is made in form of flexible tube 6 (FIG. 1) and in the othervariation it is made in form of rigid tube 7 (FIG. 2), with ceramicsprayer 8 mounted at its end. It is possible to place the sprayer intank 1 with liquid 2 so that the foam is formed while oxygen 4 is fedinto liquid 2. With the aim of improving the foam formation efficiencywith simultaneous extension of gustatory qualities a herbal tea or ajuice, or egg white are added to liquid 2, the use of the latterpromotes the formation of foam reducing oxygen escape. In addition,liquid 2 can represent a herbal tea or a juice only. The sprayer can bemade from ceramic or metal with a fine-pore structure. Outlet valve 5can be connected to sprayer 8 by flexible tube 6, whose length is chosenso that sprayer 8 can be mounted in the near-bottom part 9 of tank 1with liquid 2. Outlet valve 5 can also be connected to sprayer 8 byrigid tube 7 made in form of a metal tube and mounted so that valve 5can be opened by pressing sprayer 8 on bottom 8 of tank 1 with liquid 2.

In accordance with the invention gas bottle 3 is made in form of a tankfrom aluminum or sheet metal with a thickness of 0.1 to 0.83 mm whereinpressurized oxygen is contained. The bottle is equipped with outletvalve 5 so that it can withstand the gas internal pressure up to 35 atm.In the case that gas bottle 3 has a capacity of 330 ml, 6 l of oxygen 4under a pressure of 18 atm can be contained in it. The weight of thisgas bottle 3 is about 70 g. Such solution makes it possible toessentially extend the technical capability and operating functionalityof the personal device for preparation of the spumescent oxygencocktail, which is not only the prophylactic and tonic preparation butalso the preparation, which restores mental and physical abilities of aman. The main thing is also that it is not necessary to attend specialestablishments to obtain a batch of spumescent oxygen cocktail. It issufficient to have at home a personal device for preparation ofspumescent oxygen cocktail in form of gas bottle 3 with oxygen 4 forprompt preparation of spumescent oxygen cocktail.

The amount of oxygen 4 in gas bottle 3 is determined by the need,possibilities of a user and by the purpose of a personal device. Inparticular, gas bottle 3 with a capacity of 1000 ml can be filled with18 l of oxygen under a pressure of 18 atm. This amount is quitesufficient for using one such bottle by the passengers and the crew ofthe plane during a single flight. The optimal rate of oxygen 4 fed totank 1 with liquid 2 for preparation of spumescent oxygen cocktail isabout 1.5 l/min. The above said operating parameters and bottledimensions have been determined experimentally.

To prepare the spumescent oxygen cocktail flexible tube 6 (FIG. 1) isdipped into the liquid, with sprayer 8 being placed in near-bottom part10 of tank 2. Such solution is essential for rational use of oxygen 4and high-quality preparation of the cocktail. Herbal tea or juice isadded to the liquid to improve the efficiency of foam formation withsimultaneous improvement of gustatory qualities as well as medicinal andprophylactic properties of the cocktail. The cocktail based on herbaltea or juice can be used. By pressing outlet valve 5 it is opened, andthe liquid is saturated by oxygen 4 during a specified time, dependingon a rate of oxygen 4 fed through sprayer 8. Thereby it is possible toprepare spumescent oxygen cocktail with a certain oxygen concentration.

FIG. 2 shows a basic diagram of the personal device according to whichfor preparation of spumescent oxygen cocktail rigid tube 7 is pressedagainst bottom 11 of tank 1 with liquid 2 and thereby outlet valve 5opens. Thereafter oxygen 4 is fed under a pressure into liquid 2, andthe spumescent oxygen cocktail can be formed as a result of intensivemixing with liquid 2 and partial dissolution in it. A user ingests theprepared spumescent oxygen cocktail in doses, oxygenating the organism.

To provide the control of velocity of oxygen 4 fed to liquid 2 and itscomplete saturation with oxygen 4 it is fed through outlet valve 5,which can be made with a variable flow area in one of variations.

Pressure reducer 11 of a known design can be mounted at valve 5 outletfor matching the pressure inside bottle 3 with the oxygen rate at valve5 outlet. This is dictated by using a relatively high pressure of oxygen4 in bottle 3 of about 30 atm.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

The invention conforms to <<industrial applicability>> standard since itcan be embodied with the use of the known materials, means of productionand methods.

1. A personal device for preparation of spumescent oxygen cocktail, which comprises a tank with liquid and a gas bottle with pressurized oxygen equipped with an outlet valve and connected to a nozzle made in form of a sprayer to be placed in the tank with liquid to provide the formation of spumescent oxygen cocktail, when feeding the oxygen, differing in that the sprayer is made of fine-pored material with a possibility of foam formation when passing the oxygen through it and 0.1 l to 90 l of oxygen are contained in the bottle under a pressure within the range of 2 to 30 atm.
 2. The device as claimed in claim 1, differing in that the egg white, a herbal tea or a juice are added to the liquid for preparation of spumescent oxygen cocktail.
 3. The device as claimed in claim 1, differing in that the sprayer is made from a fine-pore ceramic material or metal.
 4. The device as claimed in claim 1 differing in that the outlet valve is connected to the sprayer with a flexible tube whose length is selected so that the sprayer can be placed in the near-bottom part of the tank with liquid.
 5. The device as claimed in claim 1 differing in that the valve is connected to the sprayer with a rigid tube and mounted so that it can be opened by pressing the sprayer against the bottom of the tank with liquid.
 6. The device as claimed in claim 1 differing in that the tank with liquid is tapered upward.
 7. The device as claimed in claim 1 differing in that the oxygen is fed to the liquid at a rate of up to 1.5 l/min.
 8. Gas bottle having an outlet valve and made in form of a tank wherein pressurized oxygen is contained, differing in that the tank is made from aluminum or sheet metal with a thickness of 0.1 to 0.83 mm, and the outlet valve is made so that it can withstand the internal gas pressure up to 35 atm.
 9. The device as claimed in claim 8 differing in that the gas bottle has a capacity of 330 ml wherein 6 l of oxygen are contained under a pressure of 18 atm. 